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127 relations: Actigraphy, Acupuncture, Advanced sleep phase disorder, African trypanosomiasis, Alcoholism, Algorithm, Allergic rhinitis, Alpha-synuclein, Alzheimer's disease, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine, Amyloid beta, Anxiety disorder, Bipolar disorder, Bruxism, Cataplexy, Catathrenia, Chronotype, Circadian rhythm, Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, Clinical psychology, Clothing, Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, Confusional arousals, Delayed sleep phase disorder, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Dentistry, Depression (mood), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DiGeorge syndrome, Disease, Dissociative identity disorder, DSM-5, Dyssomnia, East Asia, Eating, Enuresis, Excessive daytime sleepiness, Exploding head syndrome, Family medicine, Fatal insomnia, Fear, Hallucination, Health effects from noise, Hypersomnia, Hypnic jerk, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Hypopnea, Idiopathic disease, ... Expand index (77 more) »
Actigraphy
Actigraphy is a non-invasive method of monitoring human rest/activity cycles.
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body.
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Advanced sleep phase disorder
Advanced Sleep Phase Disorder (ASPD), also known as the advanced sleep-phase type (ASPT) of circadian rhythm sleep disorder, is a condition that is characterized by a recurrent pattern of early evening (e.g. 7-9 PM) sleepiness and very early morning awakening (e.g. 2-4 AM). Sleep disorder and advanced sleep phase disorder are sleep disorders.
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African trypanosomiasis
African trypanosomiasis is an insect-borne parasitic infection of humans and other animals. Sleep disorder and African trypanosomiasis are sleep disorders.
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Alcoholism
Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems.
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Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a finite sequence of mathematically rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation.
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Allergic rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis, of which the seasonal type is called hay fever, is a type of inflammation in the nose that occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air.
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Alpha-synuclein
Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the SNCA gene.
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Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia.
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is a United States professional society for the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine which includes disorders of circadian rhythms.
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American Board of Sleep Medicine
The American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) is a nonprofit organization that certifies physicians, PhDs, specialists, and technologists in the specialty of sleep medicine.
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Amyloid beta
Amyloid beta (Aβ or Abeta) denotes peptides of 36–43 amino acids that are the main component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear such that a person's social, occupational, and personal functions are significantly impaired.
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Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that each last from days to weeks.
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Bruxism
Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. Sleep disorder and Bruxism are sleep disorders.
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Cataplexy
Cataplexy is a sudden and transient episode of muscle weakness accompanied by full conscious awareness, typically triggered by emotions such as laughing, crying, or terror. Sleep disorder and Cataplexy are sleep disorders.
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Catathrenia
Catathrenia or nocturnal groaning is a sleep-related breathing disorder, consisting of end-inspiratory apnea (breath holding) and expiratory groaning during sleep. Sleep disorder and Catathrenia are sleep disorders.
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Chronotype
A chronotype is the behavioral manifestation of underlying circadian rhythm's myriad of physical processes.
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Circadian rhythm
A circadian rhythm, or circadian cycle, is a natural oscillation that repeats roughly every 24 hours.
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Circadian rhythm sleep disorder
Circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSD), also known as circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (CRSWD), are a family of sleep disorders which affect the timing of sleep. Sleep disorder and circadian rhythm sleep disorder are sleep disorders.
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Clinical psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.
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Clothing
Clothing (also known as clothes, garments, dress, apparel, or attire) is any item worn on the body.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a technique for treating insomnia without (or alongside) medications.
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Confusional arousals
Confusional arousals are classified as “partial awakenings in which the state of consciousness remains impaired for several minutes without any accompanying major behavioural disorders or severe autonomic responses”. Sleep disorder and Confusional arousals are sleep disorders.
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Delayed sleep phase disorder
Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), more often known as delayed sleep phase syndrome and also as delayed sleep–wake phase disorder, is the delaying of a person's circadian rhythm (biological clock) compared to those of societal norms. Sleep disorder and delayed sleep phase disorder are sleep disorders.
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Dementia with Lewy bodies
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a type of dementia characterized by changes in sleep, behavior, cognition, movement, and regulation of automatic bodily functions.
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Dentistry
Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth.
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Depression (mood)
Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; latest edition: DSM-5-TR, published in March 2022) is a publication by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for the classification of mental disorders using a common language and standard criteria.
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DiGeorge syndrome
DiGeorge syndrome, also known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, is a syndrome caused by a microdeletion on the long arm of chromosome 22.
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Disease
A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.
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Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder, is one of multiple dissociative disorders in the DSM-5, DSM-5-TR, ICD-10, ICD-11, and Merck Manual.
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DSM-5
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), is the 2013 update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the taxonomic and diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
Dyssomnia
Dyssomnias are a broad classification of sleeping disorders involving difficulty getting to sleep, remaining asleep, or of excessive sleepiness. Sleep disorder and Dyssomnia are sleep disorders.
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East Asia
East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including the countries of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.
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Eating
Eating (also known as consuming) is the ingestion of food.
Enuresis
Enuresis is a repeated inability to control urination.
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Excessive daytime sleepiness
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is characterized by persistent sleepiness and often a general lack of energy, even during the day after apparently adequate or even prolonged nighttime sleep. Sleep disorder and Excessive daytime sleepiness are sleep disorders.
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Exploding head syndrome
Exploding head syndrome (EHS) is an abnormal sensory perception during sleep in which a person experiences auditory hallucinations that are loud and of short duration when falling asleep or waking up. Sleep disorder and Exploding head syndrome are sleep disorders.
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Family medicine
Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body.
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Fatal insomnia
Fatal insomnia is an extremely rare neurodegenerative prion disease that results in trouble sleeping as its hallmark symptom. Sleep disorder and Fatal insomnia are sleep disorders.
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Fear
Fear is an intensely unpleasant primal emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat.
Hallucination
A hallucination is a perception in the absence of an external stimulus that has the compelling sense of reality.
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Health effects from noise
Noise health effects are the physical and psychological health consequences of regular exposure to consistent elevated sound levels.
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Hypersomnia
Hypersomnia is a neurological disorder of excessive time spent sleeping or excessive sleepiness. Sleep disorder and Hypersomnia are sleep disorders.
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Hypnic jerk
A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment. Sleep disorder and hypnic jerk are sleep disorders.
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Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.
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Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy, also known as hypnotic medicine, is the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy.
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Hypopnea
Hypopnea is overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate. Sleep disorder and Hypopnea are sleep disorders.
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Idiopathic disease
An idiopathic disease is any disease with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparent spontaneous origin.
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Idiopathic hypersomnia
Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a neurological disorder which is characterized primarily by excessive sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Sleep disorder and Idiopathic hypersomnia are sleep disorders.
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Insomnia
Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have trouble sleeping. Sleep disorder and Insomnia are sleep disorders.
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Internal medicine
Internal medicine, also known as general internal medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases in adults.
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International Classification of Sleep Disorders
The International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD) is "a primary diagnostic, epidemiological and coding resource for clinicians and researchers in the field of sleep and sleep medicine". Sleep disorder and International Classification of Sleep Disorders are sleep disorders.
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Irregular sleep–wake rhythm disorder
Irregular sleep–wake rhythm disorder (ISWRD) is a rare form of circadian rhythm sleep disorder. Sleep disorder and Irregular sleep–wake rhythm disorder are sleep disorders.
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Jet lag
Jet lag, or desynchronosis, is a temporary physiological condition that occurs when a person's circadian rhythm is out of sync with the time zone they are in, and is a typical result from travelling rapidly across multiple time zones (east–west or west–east). Sleep disorder and Jet lag are sleep disorders.
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Kleine–Levin syndrome
Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by persistent episodic hypersomnia accompanied by cognitive and behavioral changes. Sleep disorder and Kleine–Levin syndrome are sleep disorders.
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List of phobias
The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g.
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Major depressive disorder
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is a teaching hospital located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit American academic medical center focused on integrated health care, education, and research.
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Melatonin
Melatonin, an indoleamine, is a natural compound produced by various organisms, including bacteria and eukaryotes.
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Melatonin as a medication and supplement
Melatonin is a dietary supplement and medication as well as naturally occurring hormone.
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Merck & Co.
Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, and is named for Merck Group, founded in Germany in 1668, of which it was once the American arm.
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Modafinil
Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil among others, is a wakefulness-promoting medication used primarily to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden sleep attacks.
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Mood disorder
A mood disorder, also known as an affective disorder, is any of a group of conditions of mental and behavioral disorder where a disturbance in the person's mood is the main underlying feature.
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Mouth breathing
Mouth breathing, medically known as chronic oral ventilation, is long-term breathing through the mouth.
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Multiple system atrophy
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity, and postural instability (collectively known as parkinsonism), autonomic dysfunction and ataxia.
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Music therapy
Music therapy, an allied health profession, "is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program." It is also a vocation, involving a deep commitment to music and the desire to use it as a medium to help others.
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Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that impairs the ability to regulate sleep–wake cycles, and specifically impacts REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Sleep disorder and Narcolepsy are sleep disorders.
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National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.
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Neurology
Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.
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Night terror
Night terror, also called sleep terror, is a sleep disorder causing feelings of panic or dread and typically occurring during the first hours of stage 3–4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and lasting for 1 to 10 minutes. Sleep disorder and Night terror are sleep disorders.
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Nightmare disorder
Nightmare disorder is a sleep disorder characterized by repeated intense nightmares that most often center on threats to physical safety and security. Sleep disorder and nightmare disorder are sleep disorders.
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Nocturia
Nocturia is defined by the International Continence Society (ICS) as "the complaint that the individual has to wake at night one or more times for voiding (i.e., to urinate)".
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Nocturnal enuresis
Nocturnal enuresis (NE), also informally called bedwetting, is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control usually begins. Sleep disorder and Nocturnal enuresis are sleep disorders.
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Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder
Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder (non-24 or N24SWD) is one of several chronic circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSDs). Sleep disorder and Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder are sleep disorders.
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Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airway leading to reduced or absent breathing during sleep. Sleep disorder and Obstructive sleep apnea are sleep disorders.
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Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy (OT) is a healthcare profession that involves the use of assessment, intervention, consultation, and coaching to develop, recover, or maintain meaningful occupations of individuals, groups, or communities.
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Otorhinolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology (abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical and medical management of conditions of the head and neck.
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Panic
Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction.
Panic disorder
Panic disorder is a mental and behavioral disorder, specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by reoccurring unexpected panic attacks.
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Paralysis
Paralysis (paralyses; also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles.
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Parasomnia
Parasomnias are a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or during arousal from sleep. Sleep disorder and Parasomnia are sleep disorders.
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Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor and non-motor systems of the body.
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Pediatrics
Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
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Periodic limb movement disorder
Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) is a sleep disorder where the patient moves limbs involuntarily and periodically during sleep, and has symptoms or problems related to the movement. Sleep disorder and periodic limb movement disorder are sleep disorders.
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Polysomnographic technologist
A polysomnographic technologist (formerly called a polysomnographic technician) performs overnight, daytime, or home sleep studies, polysomnograms, on people with suspected sleep disorders. Sleep disorder and polysomnographic technologist are sleep disorders.
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Polysomnography
Polysomnography (PSG) is a multi-parameter type of sleep study and a diagnostic tool in sleep medicine.
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Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of deleterious mental conditions.
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Psychosis
Psychosis is a condition of the mind or psyche that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real.
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Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome problems.
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Questionnaire
A questionnaire is a research instrument that consists of a set of questions (or other types of prompts) for the purpose of gathering information from respondents through survey or statistical study.
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Rapid eye movement sleep
Rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep or REMS) is a unique phase of sleep in mammals (including humans) and birds, characterized by random rapid movement of the eyes, accompanied by low muscle tone throughout the body, and the propensity of the sleeper to dream vividly.
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Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder or REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a sleep disorder in which people act out their dreams. Sleep disorder and Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder are sleep disorders.
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Restless legs syndrome
Restless legs syndrome, also known as restless leg syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis–Ekbom disease (WED), is a neurological disorder, usually chronic, that causes an overwhelming urge to move one's legs. Sleep disorder and restless legs syndrome are sleep disorders.
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by reoccurring episodes of psychosis that are correlated with a general misperception of reality.
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Shift work sleep disorder
Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD) is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder characterized by insomnia, excessive sleepiness, or both affecting people whose work hours overlap with the typical sleep period. Sleep disorder and Shift work sleep disorder are sleep disorders.
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Signs and symptoms
Signs and symptoms are the observed or detectable signs, and experienced symptoms of an illness, injury, or condition.
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Sleep
Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and certain sensory activity is inhibited.
Sleep and breathing
When we sleep, our breathing changes due to normal biological processes that affect both our respiratory and muscular systems.
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Sleep and weight
Sleep and weight is the association between the amount of sleep an individual obtains and the weight of that individual.
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Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which repetitive pauses in breathing, periods of shallow breathing, or collapse of the upper airway during sleep results in poor ventilation and sleep disruption. Sleep disorder and sleep apnea are sleep disorders.
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Sleep deprivation
Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support decent alertness, performance, and health.
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Sleep hygiene
Sleep hygiene is a behavioral and environmental practice developed in the late 1970s as a method to help people with mild to moderate insomnia.
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Sleep medicine
Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders.
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Sleep onset latency
In sleep science, sleep onset latency (SOL) is the length of time that it takes to accomplish the transition from full wakefulness to sleep, normally to the lightest of the non-REM sleep stages. Sleep disorder and sleep onset latency are sleep disorders.
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Sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is conscious but in a complete state of full-body paralysis. Sleep disorder and Sleep paralysis are sleep disorders.
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Sleep problems in women
Sleep problems in women can manifest at various stages of their life cycle. Sleep disorder and Sleep problems in women are sleep disorders.
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Sleep sex
Sexsomnia, also known as sleep sex, is a distinct form of parasomnia, or an abnormal activity that occurs while an individual is asleep. Sleep disorder and sleep sex are sleep disorders.
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Sleep study
A sleep study is a test that records the activity of the body during sleep.
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Sleep-talking
Somniloquy, commonly referred to as sleep-talking, is a parasomnia in which one speaks aloud while asleep. Sleep disorder and sleep-talking are sleep disorders.
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Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. Sleep disorder and Sleepwalking are sleep disorders.
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Snoring
Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. Sleep disorder and Snoring are sleep disorders.
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Somatic symptom disorder
Somatic symptom disorder, also known as somatoform disorder, or somatization disorder, is defined by one or more chronic physical symptoms that coincide with excessive and maladaptive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors connected to those symptoms.
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Somatosensory system
The somatosensory system is a subset of the sensory nervous system responsible for the perception of touch.
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Sound
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.
Sundowning
Sundowning, or sundown syndrome, is a neurological phenomenon associated with increased confusion and restlessness in people with delirium or some form of dementia. Sleep disorder and Sundowning are sleep disorders.
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Systematic review
A systematic review is a scholarly synthesis of the evidence on a clearly presented topic using critical methods to identify, define and assess research on the topic.
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Traumatic brain injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as an intracranial injury, is an injury to the brain caused by an external force.
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Tsetse fly
Tsetse (sometimes spelled tzetze; also known as tik-tik flies) are large, biting flies that inhabit much of tropical Africa.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Upper airway resistance syndrome
Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a sleep disorder characterized by the narrowing of the airway that can cause disruptions to sleep. Sleep disorder and Upper airway resistance syndrome are sleep disorders.
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Vegetative symptoms
Vegetative symptoms are disturbances of a person's functions necessary to maintain life (vegetative functions).
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Visual system
The visual system is the physiological basis of visual perception (the ability to detect and process light).
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Western world
The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in the regions of Australasia, Western Europe, and Northern America; with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America also constitute the West.
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White noise machine
A white noise machine is a device that produces a noise that calms the listener, which in many cases sounds like a rushing waterfall or wind blowing through trees, and other serene or nature-like sounds.
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References
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